The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-25
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL,
ALEXANDRIA. T..

r ton OF property tax payers asking that a
election be called to take the sense of til
people on the question of voting to til
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad tax {
live mills for ten years, and an additions
tax of five mills for three years to pu,
chase thirty acres of ground, to be dona
ted to the said Louisiana and Arkansa
Railroad, on which to locate its depots
machine and workshops.
Members present -
Thos. Crawley, Mayor,
II. S. Gossens,
+. j. Sullivan,
N. L. McGinnis,
Jacob Irving,
Jonas Rosenthal.
The following ordinance was offered b,
Councilman McGinnis-
Railroad Tue Ordinance. State ofLou
isiana, Parish Of Rupides, CITY o.
Alexandria.
Whereas, the following petition signed
by one-third of the property tax PAYERS Of
the City of Alexandria, which said petition
is as follows, t0-wit:
Resolutions Adoptcda at Mass Mectinq q,
January 81. 1887.
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Jan. 81, 1887.
Resolved, That it be declared as the
sense OF this meeting that the Town of
Plneville and City of Alexandria agree
Flrst-To vote to the Louisiana and Ar
Kansas Railroad Company, its successors
or assigns five mill tax upon the assess
ed valuation of said town and city for a
term OF ten yeurs, to be paid to said CON-
pany by the proper officers of said town
or city Immediately after the SAID tax is
collected.
second-To donate or secure to said
company, its successors or assigns, the
right of way through the Parish of Rap
ides into and through the Town of Pine
VIE and into and through the City of
Alexandria.
Third-To procure and donate to said
company, Its successors or assigns, thirty
Coy acres of land in and adjoining the
corporation limits of said City of Aiexan-
dria, at such point or place as NAV he
determined upon by the engineers of said
company as necessary for terminal facil-
tiles; provided, however, that said com
pany complete the construction of their
proposed road from Brinkley, Ark, to
alexandria, La, or commence the work
Of construction at Alexandria or Pineville
previous to the first day of February.
1881; and provided further that if the
company, Its successors or assigns. COM
nence to construct that portion of their
Inc proposed to run in northerly direc- |
ION from Pineville or Alexandria. that
he road shall be completed from said
or Alexandria to Harrisonburp.
n Catahoula Parish, before the first nav.
nent under the tax shall be made. The
light of way and said thirty acres for ter
ninal facilities to be procured for the said
company, Its successors or assigns, when
yer required by said company, its succes-
ors or assigns. (Signed)
N. L. MCGINNIs,
l.. V. MARYE,
JULIUS LEVIN,
G. o. WATTS,
w. F. BLACKMAN.
G. W. Bolton,
+. j. BARRETT.
ne above resolution is accepted on be-
All OF the Louisiana and Arkansas Rail.
'ay Company. HARLOW NJ. HoYT, 4
Treasurer and General Counsel
The Company will not ask for the right
way and the thirty acres for terminal !
lclhties until ready to proceed with con-
fuction' HARLOW NJ. HOYT, "
Treasurer aud General Counsel
Petition.
ALEXANDRA, La,
w. May 8, 1887. e
We, the undersigned, being one-third il
the property Taxpayers of the Town of
leSandria, Rapides Parish, State of Lon
lana, do respectfully petition your hon n
able body to levy special tax of five q
Ills upon the taxable property of the l.
own OF Alexandria, for the period of ten
,ars, which tax when collected from
me to time, as the same are annnallv
ilected, shall be donated and paid over
the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad
its successors OF assigns. the
st payment to be made of the said tax
hen the said company, it's successors OF
signs, snail have completed good and
bstantial standard guage railroad from
neville, on Red river, to Harrisonburg,
the Ouachita river.
And we further petition Your honorable
dy to levy special tax of five mills on
taxable property of the Towu, for
rec years, for the purpose of purchasing
Tor work shops, depot grounds
Il other public improvements and ter
nal facilities for said railroad-and that ,
q election be held in accordance with
t No. 80 of the year 1886, and THAT suit
lie ballots be provided inscribed respec-
ely For the Railroad Tax and
gainst the Railroad Tax"
Y. Marye, A. Pettengill, !
A. Zimmerman, j, M. HefhervicE !